Hand-spike
A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer · 1881 · p. 8
Is a wooden or iron lever, flattened at one end and tapering towards the other, used in raising heavy weights, or in moving guns to their places after being reloaded. Manœuvring hand-spike , for garrison and sea-coast carriages and for gins, is 66 inches; for siege and other heavy work, it is made 84 inches long and 12 pounds weight. Roller hand-spike , for casemate carriages. The latter is made of iron 1 inch round, the point conical; whole length 34 inches.
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